County Carlow was a constituency representing County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, County Carlow was represented with two members. When the Acts of Union 1800 merged the Irish Parliament into the United Kingdom Parliament with effect from 1 January 1801, County Carlow sent to two MPs to the United Kingdom House of Commons.

County Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Members of Parliament

1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle

1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler

1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton

1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny

1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch

1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt (died 1642) and Oliver Eustace

1659: Sir Thomas Harman

1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple

1689–1801

Notes

References

Bibliography

Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) Historic constituencies in County Carlow 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 1800

County Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)